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The Little Bird in the Class

Children and The Experience of Reading Aloud How to Heal a Broken Wing? Education, reading fiction and every-day life are not separate from each other. By choosing quality books and reading them aloud in an effective way, teachers, librarians…
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“Read with Me”, a Program for Enjoying Books and Childhood

For Zohreh Ghaeni, Winner of IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award 2022 By Seyyed Mahdi E’tesami The 2022 international iRead prize was awarded to an Iranian lady, Zohreh Ghaeni, who has dedicated herself to the promotion of children’s…
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“Books and Smiles in Mines”

Last week the 1st of July was the ‘National Oil & Mining Day’. For this occasion, we suggested and recommended to our ‘Read with Me’ promoters who lived close to a mine to either take the children for a visit to the mine or invite…
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The journey of a Read with Me promoter to the Bashagard Region in Hormozgan

Book reading and setting up classroom libraries in several villages of Bashagard Zahra Shavandi, is an active messenger of Read with Me who has been promoting book reading in the Bashagard region in Hormozgan province since 2019. Bashagard,…

Spot’s Garden: experiences from GhassemAbad Village Library

Spot’s Garden, a children’s book written by Eric Hill, is about a little dog who wants to protect his plants from birds. GhassemAbad Village Library’s librarian connected the concepts of this book to science, the environment, art and…
ONE PROMOTER, ONE BOOK PACKAGE CAMPAIGN IN 2020

One Promoter, One Book Package Campaign in 2020 – Report

The “One Promoter, One Book Package” campaign is a subset of the Read with Me program which is implemented with the help and support of “Read with Me Fan Club”. The purpose of this campaign is to ensure that a large number of children,…
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Seven years of reading with Children at Ameneh Nursery

 Conversation with the staff involved in implementing book reading in Ameneh Nursery and the influence of the “Read with Me” program on children. Seven years ago, children from the Ameneh Nursery were visiting the Children’s Cultural…

Read with Me libraries in 2020 – Report

COVID-19 pandemic and other social and economic factors made 2020 much different than what we had planned and expected. During this challenging year, all Read with Me colleagues including experts, librarians, promoters, and financial supporters…

Encouraging reception of the “Reading in Families” program by families in Qeshm Island

From January 2021, The Institute for Research on the History of Children's Literature in Iran initiated the "Reading in Families" program in Qeshem Island. Ten teachers and promoters and more than one hundred parents have joined this endeavor.…

Creative librarian encourages students to visit the library

On its initial days of activity, Niayesh School Library, a newly established Read with Me library in Kermanshah, hosted children who weren’t acquainted with the open and joyful environment of Read with Me libraries. The librarian who’s also…

The Forgotten children of Shir-Abad

For many years, the ‘Read with Me’ project has tried to connect with deprived families to provide early educational opportunities and equip their children with the needed literacy skills before they enter primary school. At the same time,…
READ WITH ME IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS, 2020

Read with Me in Times of Coronavirus, 2020 Report

We have all been living in a coronavirus pandemic for months. Kindergartens, schools and libraries were closed, so Read with Me had to transform its activities. The consequences of this pandemic were unfortunate for children as it kept them…

Reading books on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

An experience from a Read with Me library in GhassemAbad village, Jiroft Mahboubeh Ekhlasi, the tireless librarian of Sepehr Library, winner of Jabbar Baghtchban Award 2020, read-aloud the book “Susan Laughs” on the International…

Nomadic Children, Nomadic Librarians

Lorestan is a province home to nomadic groups. They migrate southwards in cold seasons and live in the mountains during spring and summer. In autumn and winter, some of their children study in an elementary school in Godargeh village. They return…

Azarestan Library Doesn’t Leave Children Behind During the Pandemic

It has been 6 years since the workers at Azarestan Construction Co. have adopted a new custom within their families and started reading books. In 2014, a Read with Me project, unlike any other, started in this company with full support from…

International White Cane Day: experiences with blind and visually impaired children

The 15th day of October is International White Cane Day. On this day, we share with you the experience of a Read with Me teacher with blind and visually impaired students. Fahimeh Jahantigh teaches in an elementary school for children with…

SiBiLak, Children’s Companion on First Day of School

On one of the first days of school, a Read with Me teacher in Bonjar, Sistan & Balouchestan province read-aloud a story to her first-grade students. The story was chosen from the Learning Phonological Awareness Skills story book which aims…

International Day of Peace: activities in a Read with Me center

On the International Day of Peace, tutors at Mehr-o-Mah Empowerment Center shared the books “Little Blue and Little Yellow” and “How to Heal a Broken Wing” with children. Peace is a living value. Peace is a universal concept. When…